1888 – Robert Louis Stevenson and his family leave San Francisco for their first visit to the South Seas on this day in 1888. Stevenson, an adventurous traveler plagued by tuberculosis, was seeking a healthier climate. The family finally settled in Samoa, where Stevenson died in 1894.

CLARK COUNTY, KY – Book collectors uniteThose who love books will have the chance to get together and talk about them at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Clark County Library, 370 South Burns Avenue. Book Collectors Anonymous will feature Andy Gary, a book collector who will discuss collecting new and old books and give tips on where to find them and how to care for them.

this news item from the Lexington Herald-Leader just tickled me no end, can you imagine if this sort of thing, catches on? ACTUALLY having people passionate about collecting books gathering in groups? who would have ever HEARD of such a thing! What if it caught on?